Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-09-14

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 14
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 81▲ 81 vs year ago 74 · +109.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.56/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$112.56
28 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−10.03
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3531112.5659728
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
112.56
—
GA average17 barns · 1,060 hd
122.59
−10.03
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65878.991,3103thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07054.605847thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84349.504172thin

Every lot

21 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383125.36/cwt120.00–128.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420115.21/cwt110.00–118.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429123.19/cwt120.00–126.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468108.58/cwt107.00–110.005087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478113.93/cwt110.00–116.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513105.30/cwt104.00–108.005403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410134.10/cwt130.00–138.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3456122.37/cwt120.00–128.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510114.71/cwt110.00–120.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571105.46/cwt100.00–110.006028
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605102.65/cwt100.00–104.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 366792.74/cwt90.00–96.006193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65575.98/cwt73.00–79.001,2572
Bulls——1,66585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77048.00/cwt48.00–48.003701
Cows—Lean 85-90%91551.00/cwt51.00–51.004671
Cows—Boner 80-85%93560.00/cwt60.00–60.005611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09253.70/cwt50.00–57.005866
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,4282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,05054.00/cwt54.00–54.005671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,13556.00/cwt56.00–56.006361

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.